Pioneer Projects

Pre-competitive collaborations, led and run by participants of the New Plastics Economy

Pioneer Projects bring together stakeholders from across the plastics value chain to address the system challenges that no organisation can face alone. Encouraged to engage circular thinking and a systems perspective, the teams set out to independently design and test innovations that could change the way we make, use, and reuse plastics.

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Lead Philanthropic Partner

Philanthropic funders

Core Partners

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works in Education & Training, Business & Government, Insight & Analysis, Systemic Initiatives and Communications to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

The New Plastics Economy is an initiative to build momentum towards a plastics system that works. Applying the principles of the circular economy, it brings together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics, starting with packaging.